“Question those who have been listening to me. They know well what I have said. My teachings have all been above board” (John 18:21 MSG).

Trivia Tuesdays are back on Tuesdays. How did we do at the Monday Night Social-Distancing Trivia put on by Oceanview Christian Academy? We did our best so far (in four tries). I attribute it in small part to our name change. We had gone with the “Fluff Muffins” because Toby (our dog) was participating with us. The problem was, she did not give us any insight to any of the questions – yet she was given all the credit. :) The new name? “Justice League.” (I am a Batman fan.) Others may say our 65% could be due to the fact that we scored 5/5 on the Bible category. Let’s hope the Justice League can surpass our score next week (and they have more Bible categories).

Speaking of “Bible Categories,” the category today is, Questions Asked of Jesus. A lot can be learned based on the character of the enquirer, the question itself, and of course, the response of the Christ.

Questions Asked of Jesus

His disciples came and asked him, “Why do you always use these hard-to-understand illustrations?” (Matt 13:10 TLB)
But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” (Matt 3:14 NIV)
Then Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up. “There’s a youngster here with five barley loaves and a couple of fish! But what good is that with all this mob?”(John 6:9 TLB)
And all the people were amazed, and said, “Can this be the Son of David?” (Matt 12:23 ESV)
And they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” Matt 12:10 (ESV)

Tomorrow, we’ll look at the Christ’s responses and if they have any significance to us today.

(Hint: They do!)

“These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on” (Matt. 7:24 MSG).